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Schedule
2009
Monday, June 22nd
10:30 AM

Whitebark Pine as a Foundation and Keystone Species: Functional Roles and Community Interactions

Diana Tomback, University of Colorado

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM

The Bear Facts: Implications of Whitebark Pine Loss for Yellowstone Grizzlies

Louisa Willcox, Natural Resources Defense Council

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

11:10 AM

Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak Dynamics in High Elevation Forests: Influence of Climate Change and Tree Chemistry

Barbara J. Bentz, Forest Service RMRS
Greta Schen-Lagenheim, Forest Service RMRS
Celia Boone, University of Wisconsin
Ken Raffa, University of Wisconsin

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

An Individual Based Model of Mountain Pine Beetle Responses to Climate and Host Resistance

Jacques Regniere, Canadian Forest Service
Barbara Bentz, Forest Service
J. A. Powell, Utah State University

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM

Rust and Beetle Interactions in Pinus albicaulis Ecosystems

Nancy Bockino, Grand Teton National Park
Daniel B. Tinker, University of Wyoming

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

1:30 PM

Interactions of Climate, Host Tree Defenses, White Pine Blister Rust and the Mountain Pine Beetle in Whitebark Pine

Diana Six, University of Montana

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

2:10 PM

Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Collapse in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Fiction Or Fact?

J. Logan, Forest Service (retired)
W. W. Macfarlane, GeoGraphics Inc.
L. Willcox, Natural Resources Defense Council

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM

Landscape Assessment and Monitoring of Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Whitebark Pine

W.Wallace Macfarlane, GeoGraphics, Inc.
B. Gordon, EcoFlight
Jesse A. Logan, Forest Service (retired)
Louisa Willcox, Natural Resources Defense Council

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

2:30 PM

Mapping and Monitoring Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Whitebark Pine Ecosystems with Satellite Imagery

J. Hicke, University of Idaho
J. A. Logan, Forest Service (retired)
A. J.H. Meddens, University of Idaho
R. Sheridan, University of Idaho

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

2:50 PM

Whitebark Pine Assessment and Restoration in Central Rockies National Parks

Kelly McCloskey, Grand Teton National Park
Nancy Bockino, Grand Teton National Park

2:50 PM - 3:10 PM

3:40 PM

Management of Whitebark Pine in the GYE

Liz Davy, Bridger-Teton National Forest

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM